Shiloh

Welcome to the //Shiloh// book club! Read the following questions and write your thoughts. Read your classmates' comments and respond directly to them. Use the following prompts to help you:

I agree with you because... I disagree with you because... I also think that...

1) In this story, the setting is very important. What was it like to live in the hills of West Virginia during this time? Give details from the story to describe what life is like for the people who live there. How is it different than your life in Rye?

It was hard for marty and his family to live in that time and live near hills marty always needs to help out around the house. martys family doesnt have that much money and when they do get some spare money they have to give it to there grandma that is sick. it is different from rye because in rye, there is a town like right near houses and they have neighbours right next to there house. - erica

2) Below I have listed some adjectives that describe Marty. Choose two adjectives from the list and write examples form the story that show why each word describes Marty. Try to choose words that were not already used by your classmates. You may also add on or write comments to your classmates about what they wrote.

- Determined - Resourceful - Wise - Kind - Helpful - Brave